The IAR-93 Vultur / Soko J-22 Orao was a double-engine multirole jet aircraft, developed in the 1970s by Romania and Yugoslavia to become more independent from Soviet equipment. The subsonic plane was designed for close support. The Romanians also used it as a low level interceptor.
Cruising speed (at 80% throttle): 900 kph, top speed with afterburners: just short of Mach 1.
This is the Romanian ground attack version armed with two short range air-surface missiles, three bombs and two double barreled 23mm guns.
VTOL for flaps
Trim to trim
B for Airbrakes
AG1: Activate afterburner
AG2: Arm Air-Surface missiles
AG3: Arm bombs
AG7: Parachute
Specifications
Spotlights
- Tang0five 6.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 32.6ft (9.9m)
- Length 49.7ft (15.2m)
- Height 16.2ft (4.9m)
- Empty Weight 13,084lbs (5,934kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,268lbs (11,008kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.852
- Wing Loading 39.9lbs/ft2 (194.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 608.0ft2 (56.5m2)
- Drag Points 6230
Parts
- Number of Parts 143
- Control Surfaces 13
- Performance Cost 647
@orendel I recently had to explain to some idiot on instagram that the attack on Dresden was technically a War Crime on the part of the Allies. I'm sorry to hear it and I hate the fact that my country did that to yours.
My sincerest apologies...
Outta spotlights today sadly.....
This is superb, great fan of your work!
@orendel WW2 was a horror on a global scale. Bombing civilian infrastructure was commonplace on all sides. That speaks about human nature. To win, no matter the cost.
@EternalDarkness My hometown burned to ashes on 2/13/1945. People in Dresden are somewhat more empathic to the victims of bombing raids.
@orendel ah, the 1999 bombing. Completely pointless and uncalled for. But that's politics. I was a kid back then, but I remember it quite well. It wasn't really that scary here. I even saw F-117 getting shot down. It was hit over a village around 15km from where I live. Looked like a shooting star.
@EternalDarkness BTW I'm regretting that there were German bombers over your country in 1999. That was a shame. Just like in 1941...
The end does not justify the means.
@orendel Serbia is too small for that. If it flies, it flies nearby. I'm around 10km from the largest military/air force base in Serbia, directly under the final approach to the two main runways.
Didn't know this. German law obstructs me to see or at least hear military planes. @EternalDarkness
@orendel they aren't that loud. MiG-29s are far louder, especially when afterburning.
:-) You got earplugs? @EternalDarkness
Nice work. I often have these flying over my house (Yu version).